CEOs of healthcare nonprofit netting top dollars

The Honolulu Advertiser examined nonprofit salaries and reported that “the largest healthcare nonprofits in Hawai’i pay their chief executive more than $820,000 on average. Large foundations and trusts in Hawai’i pay an average of $341,000 to their top manager. Executives at a sampling of service providers were paid the least, averaging $133,100.” The healthcare companies say competition and job performance played a role in the high salaries, but critics say executive pay is inflating health care costs.